* August 8 – Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh completes Book VIII of Leabhar na nGenealach, in Galway, within days of an outbreak of the plague.

In August 1922, both Griffith and Collins died in quick succession ; the former of natural causes, the latter a few days later when ambushed by Republicans at Béal na Bláth.

* July / August 2007-Ta Noc Jest za Krótka na Sen remix contest.

The first Cumann na nGaedheal was founded on 30 August 1900, at the suggestion of Arthur Griffith, to unite advanced nationalist / separatist groups and clubs.

Michael Collins was killed in an ambush at Beal na mBlath, Cork, on 22 August 1922 and Arthur Griffith died of a stroke a week earlier.

In August 1932, Thomas F. O ' Higgins, a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála ( TD ; member of Parliament ) became the leader of the ACA.

The by-election for her Dáil seat in Dublin South was held on 24 August 1927 and won by the Cumann na nGaedheal candidate Thomas Hennessy.

On Sunday 19 August 2007, Puttnam gave the oration at the annual Michael Collins commemoration in Béal na Bláth, County Cork.

En route home on 22 August 1922, at Béal na mBláth ( an Irish language placename that means ' the Mouth of Flowers '), he was killed in an ambush.

On 3 August 1923 the new state passed the " Defence Forces ( Temporary Provisions ) Act ", raising " an armed force to be called Oglaigh na hEireann ( hereinafter referred to as the Forces ) consisting of such number of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men as may from time to time be provided by the Oireachtas.

Kinvara is home every year to two festivals, (" the cuckoo festival ") an Irish music festival at the start of May and the Cruinniú na mBád (" gathering of the boats ") in mid August.

He joined Fianna Fáil when the party was founded in 1926, and along with the 42 other Fianna Fáil TDs he took his seat in the 5th Dáil on 12 August 1927, three days before the Dáil tied 71 votes to 71 on a motion of no confidence which persuaded W. T. Cosgrave's Cumann na nGaedheal government to call a general election in search of a majority.

* August 20-Commemorations are held at Béal na mBláth, County Cork, to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins.

* 12 August – Joseph Blowick second leader of Clann na Talmhan, TD and Cabinet Minister ( born 1903 ).

* August 22-Michael Collins is killed in an ambush at Béal na Bláth, County Cork.

On September 18, 1988 the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC or na wa ta ), led by the army Chief of Staff General Saw Maung ( d. July 1997 ) took over after crushing what is now known as the failed 8888 Uprising of August 8, 1988.

The Battle on the Marchfeld ( i. e. Morava Field ; Czech: Bitva na Moravském poli ) at Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen took place on August 26, 1278 and was a decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the following centuries.

In a state ­ ment issued on August 16, 2012, Al-Manar says it is “ back on Ipad and Iphone appli ­ ca ­ tions via alter ­ na ­ tive ways, fol ­ low ­ ing the cam ­ paign car ­ ried out by the Jew ­ ish Anti-Defamation League to deac ­ ti ­ vate Al-Manar appli ­ ca ­ tions on smart phones at Google Play and apple store .” In an effort to avoid dis ­ trib ­ u ­ tor poli ­ cies and con ­ trol, the new appli ­ ca ­ tions are down ­ load ­ able directly from Al-Manar ’ s web ­ site, which is hosted British server.

Papel na binasa sa International Association on Cross-Cultural Psychology Conference sa Bellingham, Washington State, USA, 3-8 August 1998.

From Paráid na bhFathach ( Paraid of the Giant ) to the Parade of Sail, lectures on maritime history and boat-making exhibitions, there really is no better place in Ireland to spend the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

Kago and Tsuji performed their graduation concert ( final performance as members of Morning Musume ) in August 2004 ; a week later, their second single " Aa Ii na!

In August 1969 he delivered a speech ( published as Gluaiseacht na Gaeilge: Gluaiseacht ar Strae ) in which he spoke of the role Irish speakers should take in ' Athghabháil na hÉireann ', or the Re-Conquest of Ireland as James Connolly first coined the term.

* H na Kuni no Kyouiku Jijou ( Hな国の教育事情 ) ( August 12, 2011 )

The current President of Burundi is Pierre Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader of the Hutu National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy who was elected unopposed as the new President of Burundi by the parliament on 19 August 2005.

In August 1954, " Blues " leader LCDR Ray Hawkins became the first naval aviator to survive an ejection at supersonic speeds when his F9F-6 became uncontrollable on a cross-country flight.

Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877 ) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States.

Charles Martel () ( 23 August 686 – 22 October 741 ), also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum ( 737 – 43 ) at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks.

On August 25, the Indians signed the team leader in home runs, Jim Thome off of waivers.

Deng Xiaoping ( Pinyin: Dèng Xiǎopíng, ; 22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997 ) was a politician and reformist leader of the Communist Party of China who led China towards a market economy.

Georges Danton, the leader of the August 1792 uprising against the King, undermined by several political reversals, was removed from the Committee and Robespierre, " the Incorruptible ", became its most influential member as it moved to take radical measures against the Revolution's domestic and foreign enemies.

Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz () ( 1310 – August 23, 1367 ) was a Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical leader.

Upon Hindenburg's death on 2 August 1934, Hitler's cabinet passed a law proclaiming the presidency vacant and transferred the role and powers of the head of state to Hitler as Führer und Reichskanzler ( leader and chancellor ).

After the death of von Hindenburg in August 1934, the Reichstag appointed Hitler Führer und Reichskanzler ( leader and chancellor ); he thus became head of state as well as head of government.

Two days after the surrender of Japan in August 1945, nationalist leader, Sukarno, declared independence and was appointed president.

* 1704 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader ( d. 1792 )

Leon Trotsky (, ; – 21 August 1940 ), born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.

In 1948, King retired, and quietly persuaded his senior ministers to support St-Laurent's selection as the new Liberal leader at the Liberal leadership convention of August 1948.

In August 2008 MK deputy leader, Conan Jenkin, expressed Mebyon Kernow's support for a proposed legal challenge by Cornwall 2000 over the UK Government's exclusion of the Cornish from the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

Smith returned to the theatre stage after some 20 years in August 2006, appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Allegiance, Irish journalist and author Mary Kenny's play about Churchill's encounter with the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins in 1921.

Further public criticism and disputes between Democrat senators resulted in Stott Despoja's resignation as leader on 21 August 2002, following presentation by four of her six colleagues ( those who had earlier enabled the passage of the GST ) with a ten-point ' reform ' agenda proposed by John Cherry.

Georges Danton, the leader of the August 1792 uprising against the King, was removed from the Committee.

During this year on 10 August senior leader Jacobo Arenas, an ideological leader and founder of FARC-EP, died.

When long-serving party leader Vernon Treatt announced his resignation in August 1954, Askin put his name forward to replace him.

On Friday 6 August 1954, Treatt announced that he would resign as leader.

On 5 August 2008, Mofaz officially entered the race to be leader of Kadima.

Menzies resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the UAP on 29 August 1941.

The UAP was absorbed into the new Liberal Party of Australia ( with Menzies as leader ) at the founding of the latter organisation on 31 August 1945.